Comments for Hoops and Hardballs

Comment on Live coverage: Iona at Fairfield by Janka

Janka — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:15:54 +0000

I attended the Iona game and Syd needs to go back to Princeton.
He is the worst Fairfield coach ever. Von Arx hired him because they are Princeton grads. Syd is waaaaay over his head in the MAAC. Cluess, Patos, Mitch run circles around him. So does the rookie Massiello at Manhattan. Cooley would of stopped all this nonsense with Needham’s chucking and Rakim ‘I’ll only play hard when I want to” Sanders. It’s great when Siena comes to visit because you’ll have Mitch, Terry OC, O’Toole and DeSantis in the house and they must all laugh at Syd. Even Gene Doris was a better basketball coach when he was at Stepanic High School. Heck, Pat Yerina is a better basketball coach than Cerebral Syd!

Comment on Live coverage: Iona at Fairfield by Disgruntled Alum

Disgruntled Alum — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:57:37 +0000

Yet another schizophrenic, wildly inconsistent performance by Sydney Johnson’s Stags. And another game tacked on to the loss column in this brutally disappointing season.

Guaranteed we will read and hear the same drivel from Sydney in subsequent interviews, trying to explain why approaching February this team lacks chemistry, cohesion, and even passion and energy.(Hard to expect the kids to show passion when their coach evidences little during games.)

Johnson has done so little with so much talent and experience on his roster, while Ed Cooley has gotten a lot of a Providence squad low on numbers, experience and talent (in an elite conference). We miss you Ed!

Comment on Cooley booblehead looks like Stags’ Nickerson by Eric

Eric — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:59:26 +0000

Bill,

Any word on schedule for next year, early season tourney?

Comment on Live coverage: Loyola at Fairfield by Disgruntled Alum

Disgruntled Alum — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:19:21 +0000

The Sydney Johnson(-less)Stags finally HAVE established an identity.
It is now certain that no lead is safe enough for Fairfield!

Great work in crunch time again, as the team melts into a rudderless mess.

And has Princeton graduate Sydney figured out yet that Derek Needham is a liability with the ball in his hands. More turnovers than points doesn’t get it done.

Comment on Live Fairfield-Manhattan chat by Disgruntled Alum

Disgruntled Alum — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:32:09 +0000

Is anybody else as utterly unimpressed with Sydney Johnson? Remind me again that he was highly sought after.

This Stag team is as talented as any to take the court in many years-certainly by MAAC standards. And they have a deep bench.

Yet they play without purpose, are sloppy and undisciplined, make poor decisions, and repeatedly cough up large leads due to spells of indifferent defense. They have no consistent rotation and no identity.

I can’t remember being more disappointed in a Fairfield team.

Ed Cooley left Sydney the keys to a shiny new car, and Johnson is driving it into a ditch.

Comment on Sit down with Sydney (Trimester review) by William S. Paxton

William S. Paxton — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:39:20 +0000

I will check on that ASAP

Comment on Sit down with Sydney (Trimester review) by Eric

Eric — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:25:53 +0000

Will the Stags be in any early season tournaments next year? I just read we are playing in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun in 2013 with the likes of UNC, Louisville and Richmond.

Comment on Sit down with Fairfield’s Sydney Johnson (Moving ahead) by JOHN SEKARA

JOHN SEKARA — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:24:03 +0000

Next time you talk to Sydney ask him why a guy who can’t shoot, can only dribble with one hand and everytime he goes to the hoop gets his shot blocked is taking 11 shots??? ( Needham )

Also ask why a good defender who has quick hands, can go to the hoop and can drop a shot is playing only 6 minutes??? (Nickerson)

Gophers? F U NEVER wins a big game.

Comment on An Opening Day tripleheader by Russell L

Russell L — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:27:57 +0000

I loved the commentary provided by the duo of Ben and Bill. Can’t wait to catch the next game with you two!

Comment on Mr. Sanders comes to town by oscar.m

oscar.m — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:23:07 +0000

This dude may be the best college player in the state. I hear he’s a late first round or second round pick.